Ok this is what I think should have gone down, and how Guy should have found out. Well one of the ways. I tell it differently in another one but hey this works to. Like everything I don't own this and am not making money sorry. If I did own it Marian would have taken up with Guy and the show would still be airing. So please review and let me know what you think. Best wishes to all.

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Marian sat in her room that night looking at the mask she held in her hand. Tonight had been so close, to close she still felt the slight stabbing of Guy's sword along her side. She had bandaged it herself and it didn't hurt now. No her chest hurt while she thought about how he'd nearly caught her just like Robin. She sighed angrily and lay back on her bed.

Lately her thoughts had been so confused when it came to both men. Slowly however she realized Robin did not love her it was something they had before he left and nothing else. At first she thought it would hurt to know that, instead she was grateful. She didn't want to lie anymore to anyone. Especially not to Guy. She looked at her mask again, no, no more lies, in the morning she was telling Guy the truth and what happened, happened but she wanted to tell him.

Early the next morning she found herself at Guy's door knocking nervously. Thornton opened the door and smiled at her. "Ah good morning Lady Marian. Sir Guy was just finishing breakfast." He led her in and went to get Guy. Trying to calm her nerves she looked around. He hadn't changed much since taking away Locksley. Of course he didn't spend much time there any how usually he was to busy dealing with the sheriff, Robin or the Night Watchman. She took a deep breath when she heard his boots walk in.

"Marian." He gave a half smile. "This is a surprise. I hope everything is alright." True worry shown in his eyes instead of the fake mockery that the sheriff usually had when asking about Sir Edwards health.

"Yes everything is alright. I just needed to talk to you privately." Guy nodded and sent the servants out.

He went and stood infront of her. "Is something bothering you?" She couldn't look at him, out from under her cloak she handed him the mask and walked over to the window. "What's this?"

"It's the Night Watchman's."

Guy jumped up, "How did you get this? Is he at your house? Tell me Marian."

Slowly she turned ignoring the pain in her side. "In a way he is at our house but it's not a he." He looked at her confused. "I am the Night Watchman."

Guy sat heavily in the chair staring at her. He had come so close last night, so close to killing him, her. The fear that rose up inside of himself scared him, so many times he had almost captured the Night Watchman. He had almost had the one person he loved killed. He ran a hand over his face.

"Please Guy say something." Marian begged as she watched the emotions play across his face. She was surprised by them Robin had just gotten angry at her demanding her to stop.

He looked at her fear still ever present but the urge to protect her was stronger. "Does anyone else know?"

"Only my father and Robin Hood. I didn't have a choice but to tell them."

"So you trusted Hood more than me. You told him before you could tell me." Guy slammed his gloves onto the table anger now replacing his fears.

"No I didn't tell him first."

"But he knew before I did."

"That was because he was nosey and found out. He thought I was trying to rob my father and that is how he found out. I never told him."

"But you still couldn't tell me."

"I just did. I told you because I wanted you to know not find out."

"Marian you know the consequences of telling me. Especially since you couldn't tell me when you started."

"I didn't know you then Guy. I was still to hurt over Robin to trust anyone even my own father with it. Even he found out. I decided to tell you. To show you I trust you and that all I've said or done isn't a lie. That our relationship isn't a lie. That I do have feelings for you that I still want to be with you part of you. It's not a lie."

"It was a lie." Guy yelled storming past her and turning to face Marian. "All of it."

She opened her mouth as if it say something but nothing came out. Tears began to fall down her cheeks and she didn't care. She turned towards the door and stopped and looked back at him. "It was never a lie for me Guy. I do love you and for some reason I still do. I have told you things no one else knows about me. I trust you. I." She ran out the door leaving Guy standing in the middle of the room, hurt as much as she was. He wanted to follow her but the revelation and his feelings wouldn't allow it. He had to find a way to protect her, he didn't know anything other than he had just hurt her more than he hurt himself.

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Sir Edward sat at his window and waited. He had been up most of the night worried about his daughter. She had hardly said a word to him since she had seen Sir Guy two weeks before. She didn't stay home long and hardly slept or ate. He didn't think the man could have such power over her then again love was a strange thing. That night he had pretended to be asleep so she would leave and he could catch her. Since she had seen Guy the Nightwatchman had suddenly shown up again and had been known to terrorize the Sheriff more than usual.

He heard the downstairs door open and then footsteps. He opened his door causing Marian to jump. "Father I thought you were asleep."

"I couldn't not with what is going on."

"Going on?" she questioned passing him. "I don't know what you are talking about Father good night." She smiled and slipped inside. He waited and like all the other nights he heard her continually move around sobbing till finally she fell asleep and would soon cry out. That was it he was not going to take it any longer. He was going to talk to Guy the next day and sort things out.

Guy was still in his stormy mood and had been for weeks, even Vasey had sent him home until he was in a better mood, claiming Guy was no use to him like that. Thornton came in. "What?" he growled.

"It's Sir Edward he said it couldn't wait."

Instead of usually waiting Sir Edward pushed his way in. "Sir Guy we need to talk."

Guy sat heavily in his chair. "About what?"

"My daughter. I want to know what is going on."

"You'll have to forgive me but I don't think she would want me to talk about it. And I really don't feel like."

"Well I don't care. That child hasn't eaten or slept in two weeks." Sir Edward interrupted.

Guy shot up. "What?"

"She hasn't spent more than a few hours a night in her room. She won't touch any food. Instead she spends her time helping the poor. When she does come home she cries none stop. IF she does fall asleep she cries out for you." He saw the color drain from Guy's face.

"Why didn't you go to Hood to see if he'd help?"

"She wouldn't listen to him and because he's gone."

"Gone?" Guy's head came up panic taking over his anger.

"Gone. Back to the Holy Land. He came the other day to see if Marian would come and they had a fight. He left without her."

"She stayed?"

"Aye." Edward smiled to himself this might work after all. "He wanted her to come along. She said she couldn't leave the people. Robin accused her of being in love with you and she said she was and she would not leave without you. They argued about his only love of the people and no one else and more. He left angry and she left in her Nightwatchman outfit."

Guy still hadn't moved. She had denied Robin for him. "Where is she?"

"When I left, at home."

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Guy vaulted off his horse and raced for the house. One of the servants met him. "She's not here."

"What do you mean not here?"

"She went to get on her horse to leave and no one has seen her since."

Quickly Guy yelled for his men to start searching. "If you run into Hood tell him he can have enough money to feed the people for six months if he finds her and brings her here. Nothing will happen to him if he does. Go don't come back till you find her."

He shooed away the stable boy to go and help and drug his horse towards the house and ran up stairs to her room and searched it again. Nothing even her watchman was still there. He paced her room trying to think where she would go. Robin was gone or at least on the way so she would not have followed him prayerfully. The river maybe but men had gone that way. Someone in the village might know. He raced down and passed her father. "I'm checking the village." He slid to a stop at the stall next to his black. He saw a piece of cloth hanging out the stall door.

Trying to slow his breath he walked around the door and stopped. There on the ground lay Marian, her breathing was labored and he saw a growing circle of scarlet on her side. "No." he gently touched her jerking back at her fever.

Her head rolled to the side and slowly her eyes opened. "Guy." She whispered. "I'm sorry." Her eyes slid shut.

"No Marian don't you dare. Don't leave me." He cried he shakily tested for a pulse and sighed relieved to find one. "I've got you." He picked her up and carried her towards the house yelling for someone to get help and not one of the quacks from the village claiming to be a doc tor but one like Jac who had saved her once.

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It had been hours since Allan had gotten Jac to come with the rest of gang. And hours of waiting to know what was going on. Guy stood his back to Robin who stood staring daggers into his back. "Why don't you say what is on your mind Hood and get it over with."

"You drove her to this."

"Me? What about you? Telling her you loved her and how much she means to you. That when she comes to you you're too worried about the king and not her. Where were you to help her when her father was ill? When something happened?"

"I was fighting."

"Yes you were fighting while proclaiming to love her while you love another."

Robin stood up. "And you can tell me to my face that you love no other."

"No one but her. I would give everything up if she asked and not think a second about it. What about you Hood could you?" Silence.

"No." Robin hung his head in defeat for a minute. He had known for awhile that he was losing Marian, in fact he lost her the day he boarded the ship for the holy land.

Jac came down the stairs Sir Edward trailing behind not looking at either man.

"Well?" Robin asked first.

"She is very sick." Jaq started watching both men closely. Robin seemed upset like any friend would, but Guy seemed liked she had just ripped his heart out and was beating it. "She has a nasty wound on her side. In time that should heal. That is part of what is causing her to be sick. Her lungs are full of infection. We need to bring it out. We will have to fill her room with steam all the time it will help as well as other medicines." She sat them on the table.

"Someone will need to be with her at all times."

Guy walked over. "I'll do it." He watched Robin who nodded.

"Sir Edward." Robin said walking over to where Guy had just placed his sword placing his and bow. "We will help around the house and take over the Nightwatchman for her until she can do it again." Edward nodded.

Guy started to follow Jaq. "You hurt her again in any way. And I will haunt you the rest of your life." Robin said blocking his path.

"I would expect as much."

Outside the door Jaq stopped again. "If she wakes don't let her get excited. She's very weak and needs her rest. I had to remove this and she wasn't pleased with it. But until her breathing is better I think it would be for the best." She handed Guy a golden cross with sapphires suspended on a chain. It was his gift to her just last Christmas when she'd agreed to marry him. She hadn't taken it off he'd seen her wearing it all the time since then even after they had fought. He swallowed hard and followed Jaq, listening to her final instructions.

He was left standing in Marian's room alone. Jaq had already begun filling it with steam a large kettle in the fire place and had shut the windows tight. Marian lay on the bed under a number of blankets, softly mumbling to herself to weak to even struggle against the weight of the blankets.

Guy took the seat beside the bed and fingered the cross again. Gently he put it around the bed post so as not to startle Marian if she even knew he was there. "I'll put it back on you when you're better." He said softly. "When I apologize for being stupid." He ran a hand through his hair. "I can't go on without you Marian. I just can't."